The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-19
Thousands Unable to Secure Sleeping Accom-
modations. and the Presidents Party Find
Difficulty in Getting Enough to Eat.
The Emblem of the Confederacy Dis
played and jeff Davis Duly Honored.
The President Escorted to the Exposition
Grounds, Where He Delivers Another
Speech Containing the Usual Statistics
BIG CROWD IN A SMALL TOWN.

A Plentiful Lack of Accom- m od AT ions-Honors
for the Confederacy and jeff Davis.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ATLANTA. Ga, Oct 18.-There is a great deal
of quiet erumbling and complaint among cit-
zens of Atlanta tonight. because of the ex-
clusiveness os the management of arrangements
for the presidential party. Some of the citizens
are very much annoyed because there are so
many strangers who have opportunity to see
the executive, and the disaffected ones charge
MIR. Grady, who is manager general of
everything, with having brought dscredit
upon the city. So far as the enter
tainment of the presidential party Is
concerned, however, all of the members thereof
express themselves delighted with the pro-
gramme. To say that Atlanta is crowded does
not begin to tell all. Upwards of 15O, 900 people
are tonight occupying accomm odations suf-
ficient for aot more than one-third that number
1t has been decided to open and warm the
churches. with view to giving strangers a roof
under which to pass the night The crowd at
the Kimball House is simply terrible. Twelve
hundred persons were breakfasted and dned at
this hostelry to-day. Many guests were unable
to get supper. as the store of provisions had
been entirely exhausted. Restaurants in the
city cannot even supply a sandwich. The result
is much annoyance and suffering. 1t has been
with the greatest difficulty that the presidential
party have secured sufficient food while at the
hotel Ths dinners and luncheous given in
their honor outside, however have been of the
most elaborate character and highly enjoyed.
The Atlanta Journal, commenting on the dec
orations tonight, says:
Sat No. 12 Wheat street floats once more to
the breeze the red, white and red, with the
thirteen stars, the emblem of the dead confed
eracy. Some kind hand decorated the picture of
the great chieftan, Hon. jefferson Davis, with
the confederate colors. Old soldiers. when
they pass by, take off their hats, and in their
hearts all Southerners do him reverence"
The carriage in which President Cleveland
rode today was magnificent one, drawn by six
white horses, and driven by Mr.. T. B. Brady.
The carriage was very artistically covered with
smilax and roses. The green vines were charm
ingly interviewer about the wheels and sides,
while beds of red. yellow and white roses and
other flowers were arranged about the seats and
the top, which had been lowered. Red, white
and blue ribbons adorned the horses, while be-
ginning with the first pair. the smilax was
trailed from the back of one horse to another.
onto the carriage, the whole producing a most
pleasing effect.
Chattanooga called on the President and Mrs.
Cleveland to-day and presented them with q
most unique and beautiful souvenir in the shape
of a handsome album containing views of Chat
tanooga, the battlefelds OF Missionary Ridge,
Lookout Mountain, Chicamauga, and other
points of interest throughout the city. The
book bound in silk plush, beautifully in
scribed, aud on the back was large chip from
pine tree taken from Chicamauga battlefield
in which lodged large piece of federal shell
fred in of the famous battles about Chatta-
nooga The souvenir was presented without
any demonstration, and, because of its historic
value and the motives that prompt it. it
accepted by Mrs. Cleveland. President Cleve-
land was also presented with a hickory walking
cane cut from the battlefield of Lookout Mount
ain, by an old rebel soldier.